Posts Tagged ‘Theology’
God Repented
And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that He had said that He would do unto them; and He did it not (Jonah 3:10). The question relating to God changing His mind seems to come up quite often. The idea of God repenting would…
Read MoreNine Reasons for Eternal Security
Salvation is eternally secure for every person who believes the truth about Jesus. Some people teach that those who believe the truth about Jesus may have salvation for a while, but may lose it along the way. They may phrase this view like this: “Jesus will never turn his back on you; but you can…
Read MoreThe Invisible Presence of God
We serve and worship an invisible God. He is a Spirit (Jn 4:24). In addition, no human being has ever viewed God with his eyes (Jn 1:18). The nation of Israel struggled with this reality. For a period of 400 years (nearly twice the age of the United States of America), they lived immersed in…
Read MoreWhen It Looks Like God Is Losing
It’s no fun when someone takes something from you that you weren’t looking to get taken. It’s just not a good way to start your day when you walk out to your car in the morning to find a thief has substituted your wheels with cinder blocks. How many ice cream stand owners out there…
Read MoreThe Holy Spirit and the Apostles Together
When you buy a house, it is very important to inspect the foundation. Before my wife and I purchased a home for the first time, we enlisted the help of a building inspector to examine the foundation of the house were considering. We also asked for some feedback from friends who had building and construction…
Read MoreOur Great God
For in Him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also His offspring. Acts 17:28 (A follow up to Our One Unique God, published last week.) In verses 24 through 28 of Acts 17, the Apostle Paul provides us with a great…
Read MoreOur One Unique God
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me. John 14:6 Because of the activity of Isis, the religion of Islam is a major subject in the news every day. Christianity proposes the true God who is far different…
Read MoreNew Testament Tongues
The Meaning of Speaking in Tongues At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit enabled a group of believers to speak with “other tongues” (Acts 2:4). This was the first time that “speaking in tongues” occurred in the New Testament. People have offered various interpretations about the nature of what Luke meant by “other tongues.” First, to understand…
Read MoreThree Powerful Surprises about Hell
The incredible teaching of Jesus in the story of the “Rich man and Lazarus” indisputably teaches the reality of hell. This story is not a parable as Jesus tells of a particular rich man and a poor man named Lazarus. In no parable is a personal name ever given. This story teaches the reality of…
Read MoreReview: Andrew Fuller, Model Pastor-Theologian
Brewster, Paul. Andrew Fuller: Model Pastor-Theologian. Studies in Baptist Life and Thought. Nashville: B & H Academic, 2010. Reviewed by Don Johnson The purpose of this book is to present Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) as “a model pastor-theologian.” [6] The author outlines the need for such figures in the pastorate in a few pages of introductory…
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